Code of Conduct

Chili Soccer Association

Purpose:
The Chili Soccer Association was established to promote the game of soccer and to provide an atmosphere in which the game can be learned and enjoyed.  To this end, the Board of Directors has developed the following Code of Conduct that every player, coach, official and parent must agree to in order to participate in our programs.  Failure to comply with the standards set forth in this document will lead to the eventual forfeiture of the right of participation.

Players:
Players are expected to conduct themselves in a sporting fashion at all times and at all levels of play while representing Chili Soccer Association or while participating in a Chili Soccer Association sponsored event.  Violence and/or repeated demonstrations or conduct that are in direct violation of the laws of the game and result in an ejection from any contest, including the combination of yellow card offenses by individual league rules that causes a player to sit out of a game, will be dealt with severely and according to the following format:

1st Ejection:   Automatic minimum 1 game suspension.

2nd
 Ejection:  Automatic minimum 3 game suspension, plus a hearing before the Judiciary Committee.

3rd
 Ejection:  Minimum suspension for the remainder of the season, plus a hearing before the Judiciary Committee to determine future ability to participate in Chili Soccer Association programs.

Coaches:
Coaches and assistant coaches are charged with the responsibility of controlling their players and parents at all times during a contest.  Continual chiding of a referee, failure to maintain order on the touchlines, failure to control his/her players willful violation of any league of association rules are examples of unacceptable behavior.  Repeat offenders will appear before the Judiciary Committee.  Coaches who are ejected from a contest will be disciplined in the following way:

1st
 Ejection:   Automatic minimum 1 game suspension.

2nd
 Ejection:  Automatic minimum 3 game suspension, plus a hearing before the Judiciary Committee.

3rd
 Ejection:  Minimum suspension for the remainder of the season, plus a hearing before the Judiciary Committee to determine future ability to participate in Chili Soccer Association programs.

Parents & Spectators:
Parents can be very positive influences on the game of soccer and are encouraged to attend as many contests as possible to support their children.  Being a spectator of a soccer game does carry with it some major responsibilities.  Just as a parent can be positive and encouraging, so can he/she be a negative force.  A child will normally respond to a greater extent to his or her parents than to coaches, officials, or other players.  Parents who are disruptive and disrespectful to referees, other parents, players or coaches are not positive influences and cannot be tolerated.  Continued demonstrations of negative behavior at soccer games will result in the following actions:

1st
 Offense:   Letter from the Board of Directors to refrain from negative behavior.

2nd
 Offense:  Suspended from attending games for the remainder of season.

3rd
 Offense:  Child and Parent(s) suspended for the remainder of the season, plus a hearing before the Judiciary Committee to determine future ability to participate in Chili Soccer Association programs.

Officials:
Officials of Chili Soccer including board members, who perform as referees, must demonstrate conduct beyond reproach when attending or officiating soccer games.  Individuals found to be conducting themselves in a detrimental way or causing embarrassment to the Chili Soccer Association will be asked to refrain from such conduct.  If such action continues, he/she will be asked to resign from office and take no further part in the program.

Appeals:
Appeals by any player, coach, parent or official to a CSA disciplinary action must be in writing, stating the circumstances surrounding the appeal and presented to the chairperson of the Judiciary Committee.  The Judiciary Committee will then meet and render a final determination within 5 days of the appeal.  All decisions of the Judiciary Committee will be final.

Fields:
No smoking or alcohol will be allowed at any time at the soccer fields.  Excessive and disruptive noisemakers will not be tolerated. 

This code of conduct has been developed to promote a feeling of fair play and sportsmanship in the CSA programs